The Los Angeles Lakers begin a demanding three-game East Coast road trip tonight with their only visit to Canada, taking on a Toronto Raptors squad that has quickly become one of the Eastern Conference’s biggest surprises. Toronto enters at 15–7 , sitting second in the East and riding an impressive eight-game home winning streak after a 121–118 win over the Portland Trail Blazers behind Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes.
The Lakers, meanwhile, arrive at 15–5 and second in the West , but are looking to rebound from a 128–105 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Despite missing LeBron James for the first 15 games of the season, Los Angeles has surged thanks to Austin Reaves’ breakout and Luka Doncic’s league-leading scoring form .
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